Original Artist Identity in Song - CousteauX Album

Original Artist Identity in Song examines the variables deployed when constructing public-facing identity in original songs, and the subsequent interaction of artist identity within the market ecology of popular music. The 2017 album, CousteauX, is a case study in the construction of artist identity. <br>Insights into the inner workings of creative practice arise, and the analytical auto-ethnographic method observes practice for patterns and themes in the songwriting, production and touring phases of the album’s release. This practice develops a model with which to reveal those song variables with bearing on the public impression of the original artist.<br>The music video for "When the Bloom has Left the Rose", which forms part of this collection, won Best Music Video at The London Independent Film Awards in October 2020.<br><br><b>This item contains audio files from the Album "CousteauX" which is the research output for this project.</b><br><b>Audio files &amp; Image courtesy of Davey Ray Moor.</b><br><br><b>The work is under copyright and may not be used without permission. Use of this repository acknowledges cooperation with its policies and relevant copyright law.</b>